Jacket with removable lining



mm, 19, 1950 c. s. LAPEDES' 2,534,978

JACKET WITH REMOVABLE LINING Filed Feb. 1,, 1950 IN V EN TOR.

Z clmsucfi s. LAPEDES Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a jacket or the like in which there is provided a lining.

It'is an object of this invention to provide an improved arrangement for removably attaching the lining within the garment.

More particularly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved lining arrangement whereby the lining may be installed without causing any puckering of the outer garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide a lining arrangement wherein unevenshrinkage between the lining and the outer garment does not cause pulling or puckering of the outer garment.

Another object of this invention is to provide an arrangement in which the outer garment is provided with inexpensive means for supporting a removable lining, so that if the purchaser of a garment does not wish to purchase a removable lining, he is not required to pay a premium for the jacket merely because it includes means for supporting a removable lining.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof and the mode of operation, as will become more apparent from the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view, with parts broken away, showing a jacket provided with a removable lining; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view partly expanded and taken substantially on line 22 of Figure 1.

This invention is particularly suitable for use in jackets of the type used by service station attendants and the like. Since the cost of jackets of this type must be maintained at a minimum and since many purchasers of these jackets do not want lined jackets, the use of zippers and similar expensive fasteners for attaching a removable lining is highly impractical, due to the fact that the purchaser of an unlined garment is required to pay for the zipper element plus the cost of installing the zipper element in the jacket. Jackets of this type are mass produced and for practical purposes all are made alike and all are preferably constructed so as to make it possible for anyjone who purchases a jacket without a lining to buy and install a lining for the jacket at some later date.

Referring now to the drawings wherein I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, reference numeral l generally designates a jacket having sleeves l2, a collar I4 and a waistband l6 arranged as shown. For purposes of illustration, I have shown my invention applied to a jacket in which a zipper i8 is used for closing the front of the jacket. The structure thus far described is intended to represent conventional jacket construction.

In sewing the jacket, a number of loop elements 20 are provided for engaging complementary buttons 22 carried by the removable lining 2 5. These loops are held in place by the stitching 26 which is a necessary part of all jackets, irrespective of whether the jackets are lined or unlined. Thus the stitching 25 represents the conventional stitching which holds the waistband, sleeves and collar in place on the main body of the outer portion of the jacket. The two loops which are provided at the bottom of the liner at the sides thereof are held in place by the stitching 26 which is used for sewing the waistband H5 in place.

Referring to Figure 2 of the drawings, it will be observed that the front loops 2% are held in place by the single row of stitching 26 which also serves to fasten in place the cloth strip 28 forming a part of the zipper l8 and the inner flap portion 39. In other words, no separate sewing is required for fastening the loops 2B in place. The buttons 22 which are sewn on the inner lining 24 are arranged on the outer side of the inner lining so as not to be visible in use.

The inner liner 24 is preferably sleeveless, as the addition of a lining in a sleeve of a work garment interferes with freedom of movement. The inner flap 30 serves to very effectively conceal the front edge of the inner liner, so that anyone looking at the garment with the inner liner in place is not aware of the fact that the inner liner is a removable part of the garment.

It has been found that only nine buttons are needed for fastening the inner lining in place. It will be noted that only one button is provided at the back of the neck and two at the front of the neck for holding the lining in place along the top. Only one button is needed at each side at the bottom, with none being required around the armholes or at the bottom of the lining at the back.

Since the cost of the loops even at present prices would probably be less than one cent per garment, it is obvious that the addition of loops on the outer garment does not add more than a cent or two to the cost of each garment, Whereas, if zippers or the like were added, they would require special stitching and would, of course, materially increase the cost of the garment, due to the relatively high cost of the zipper. Another advantage of the loop arrangement over the zipper arrangement is that the loops allow a certain amount of give which is highly desirable, not only from the standpoint of comfort, but also from the standpoint of eliminating distortion or puckering of the outer garment.

Although the preferred embodiment of the device has been described, it will be understood that within the purview of this invention various changes may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangement of parts, the combination thereof and mode of operation, which generally stated consist in a device capable of carrying out the objects set forth, as disclosed and 5 defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. In a garment, an outer member, a lining for said outer member, said outer member having a zipper fastener means extending down the front i thereof, narrow flap portions on the inside Of said outer member and extending substantially the full length of said zipper, a single row of stitching holding said zipper means and each of said flaps in place relative to said outer member, means forming loops concealed between said outer member and said flaps and held in place by said stitching, and means carried by said lining cooperating with said loops for holding said lining in place relative to said outer member.

2. In a jacket having an outer member and a removable liner, a collar, 3. waistband, stitching securing said collar and said waistband to said outer member, spaced loops held in place by said stitching, and means carried by said liner cooperating with said loops for holding said liner in place.

3. In a jacket having a zipper for closing the front thereof, a vertically extending flap disposed along the inner side of said Zipper, said zipper including a mounting strip, stitching passing through the front edge of said jacket, said mounting strip and said flap, a liner for said jacket having an edge portion thereof overlapping said fiap, loop means held in place by said stitching, and button means carried by said liner and cooperating with said loop means for bolding the liner in place, said single row of stitching comprising the sole means for holding said zipper, mounting strip, loop means and flap in assembled relationship.

4. In a garment having an outer jacket and a removable lining, said outer jacket having a main body portion provided with a neck opening, a collar, a waistband, stitching securing said collar and said waistband to said main body, means for removably attaching said lining to said main body portion adjacent the neck opening, and means for attaching the lower edge of said removable lining to said main body portion at spaced points, said last named means comprising loop members held in place by said stitching and complementary buttons secured to said lining.

5. In a coat having a main body portion provided with a front opening having meeting edges, flap means disposed along each of said edges adjacent the inner surface of said main body portion, fastening means for holding the coat closed, stitching passing through said flap means and the edges of said main body portion, a lining for said coat having its edge portions disposed to proiect between said flaps and said main bod portion so as to be concealed thereby, loop means held in place by said stitching, and button means carried by said lining and cooperating with said loop means for holding the lining in place.

6. In a garment, an outer body member, a lining for said outer body member, said outer body member having an opening provided with a zipper fastener, flap portions on the inside of said outer body member and extending substantially the full length of said zipper, stitching passing through said outer body member, said zipper fastener and said flap portions, and means for attaching the edges of said lining in place between said flaps and said main body portion, said last named means comprising loops held in place by said stitching and buttons secured to said lining.

CLARENCE S. LAPEDES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,951,478 Godard Mar. 20, 1934 2,233,567 Levinsohn Mar. 4, 1941 2,301,527 English et a1 Nov. 10, 1942 ,347 Summer Feb. 21, 1950 

